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Good Friday Community Service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Owenton. You are invited to the annual community Good Friday Service. Local pastors will be leading the service. Our theme is “Images of the Cross in Isaiah.” There will be powerful, uplifting music and a nursery will be provided.

James Thurman and Billie Jo Arthur Henage will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Thursday, April 14.
In observance of their anniversary, a party will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Violet Ridge Church of Christ, 1000 Violet Road in Crittenden.
The party is being given by their children, Todd Henage and Nancy Bradley. They also have four grandchildren.
The couple requests no gifts.

Clint Hamilton, right, was one of 50 accounting majors from across the country chosen to participate in Deloitte Touche’s alternative spring break in Washington, D.C. The college students worked with Deloitte accountants and consultants and United Way professionals on various projects benefitting inner-city D.C. children.
Deloitte is very involved with the U.S. Olympic team and will be a corporate sponsor of the 2012 Games. Olympic speed skating gold medalist Apolo Ohno, left, spoke to the students about leadership and community involvement.

The Service to Youth Award was presented to Josiah Hollis, Carlisa Hollis, Nicholas Kaelin and Anthony Saat for their contributions to Owen County Venture Scouts, Boys Scouts and Cub Scouts. Many hours of volunteer services have been spent to lend a hand to all scouting activities.
The Meritorious Service Award was presented to Felicia Hollis for many years of unselfish services to Owen County Scouts as well as the Trailblazer District. The Trailblazer District covers all scouting units for northern Kentucky.

After a week of cold and clouds, the sun came out and we had a lovely day Saturday. Ann, Pat and I went to lunch at Panera Bread Cafe next door to the Longhorn. I hadn’t been there before, so it was nice to try something new. I liked it very much. We’re going to try it again sometime.

A few weeks ago, family and friends gathered around a historical society member, Joyce Hill Smith Hardin, to mourn the loss of her husband, Scott Hardin. Pictures of Scott were on display, and those images conveyed a celebration of a life filled with unforgettable memories.

Mr. and Mrs. Casey Crosser of Henry, Tenn., are the parents of a son, Eli Alexander, born Feb. 24, 2011, at Henry County Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 1.2 ounces.
The mother is the former Nikki Holland of New Castle. Paternal grandparents are Sammy and Carolyn Baker of Henry and the late Joe Edward Crosser; maternal grandparents are Debbie and Darrell Howard of Owenton, and Jay Holland of New Castle. Maternal great-grandparents are Don and Flo Cook and Delbert and Charlotte Howard, all of Owenton.